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Shocking Things Liberals Believe (Original Post) babylonsister Aug 2013 OP
You Are An Un American Marxist Communist. How Dare You Promote Sharing Wealth. TheMastersNemesis Aug 2013 #1
So, they believe, sulphurdunn Aug 2013 #9
Well stated sulphurdunn ..... n/t tweeternik Aug 2013 #14
Yeah, the rich believe that, yet economics is based on the win-win transaction. tclambert Aug 2013 #15
Liberals have always believed that the people they share this planet with were put here to satisfy.. BlueJazz Aug 2013 #2
Is there a graphic or pic in the OP? StopTheNeoCons Aug 2013 #3
Yes, there's a graphic there. n/t OnlinePoker Aug 2013 #4
K&R n/t fasttense Aug 2013 #5
There you go, making perfect sense. mountain grammy Aug 2013 #6
WHOA!!!! heaven05 Aug 2013 #7
I logged in, just to REC this Peacetrain Aug 2013 #8
Technically, people are cell clusters. Nunliebekinder Aug 2013 #10
"Undifferentiated" wouldn't fit in the box Paulie Aug 2013 #11
So true ut oh Aug 2013 #12
Next they'll say life continues after birth! Whoa now! K&R. ck4829 Aug 2013 #13
For the right, birth is where life ends. Dawson Leery Aug 2013 #16
The World Doesn't Belong To White Men. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #17
No one should go to bed hungry. kcass1954 Aug 2013 #18
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2013 #19
Wars should not be started for profit. Rozlee Aug 2013 #20
Proud to K&R. JDPriestly Aug 2013 #21
one more k&r intaglio Aug 2013 #22
Warmongers must fight paland99 Aug 2013 #23
Milton Friedman Was The Biggest Con Man Walking. HughBeaumont Aug 2013 #24
Is the American Dream Over? slayy77 Aug 2013 #25
It astounds me that you can post this and yet... tkmorris Aug 2013 #26
K & R cordelia Aug 2013 #27
 

TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)
1. You Are An Un American Marxist Communist. How Dare You Promote Sharing Wealth.
Thu Aug 1, 2013, 08:10 AM
Aug 2013

The rich are entitled to have all the money.

 

sulphurdunn

(6,891 posts)
9. So, they believe,
Thu Aug 1, 2013, 10:17 AM
Aug 2013

and unless we act otherwise, so shall it be. As the rich like to remind us: "There are winners and losers." Losers are the ones talking about right and wrong when the war is (as all wars are) only about win or lose. The very rich are not confused about this.

tclambert

(11,085 posts)
15. Yeah, the rich believe that, yet economics is based on the win-win transaction.
Thu Aug 1, 2013, 08:52 PM
Aug 2013

The most fundamental explanation of economics always starts with: "Person A has a surplus of one thing and shortage of a second thing. Person B has a shortage of one thing and a surplus of the second thing. They get together and make a mutually beneficial trade. Both come out ahead. And economics is born."

The win-lose transaction, where one person tricks another out of their wealth, or takes it by force--that's not the basis of classical economics. That's the basis of crime.

Yet today anything remotely resembling mutual benefit gets labeled "socialism" and all "proper" economic activity involves competition, with clear winners and losers.

 

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)
2. Liberals have always believed that the people they share this planet with were put here to satisfy..
Thu Aug 1, 2013, 08:45 AM
Aug 2013

..our every wish. They are to be exploited, abused and degraded for our personal pleasure.

Rozlee

(2,529 posts)
20. Wars should not be started for profit.
Fri Aug 2, 2013, 01:35 AM
Aug 2013

Or any reason except genuine national defense after every diplomatic avenue has been exhausted.

 

paland99

(15 posts)
23. Warmongers must fight
Fri Aug 2, 2013, 02:06 AM
Aug 2013

My belief is that those who want to start a war, should be the only people sent to fight it. Leave the rest of us out of it.

HughBeaumont

(24,461 posts)
24. Milton Friedman Was The Biggest Con Man Walking.
Fri Aug 2, 2013, 06:39 AM
Aug 2013

Fox News and CNBC Are Propaganda Outlets, Not News Stations.
"The Free Market" is One Of Life's Terrible Lies.
"Democrat" Does Not Always = "Progressive"

slayy77

(1 post)
25. Is the American Dream Over?
Fri Aug 2, 2013, 07:04 AM
Aug 2013

Is opportunity the same as it has always been in America? Or have issues of social mobility and income inequality turned America on her head?

Is the American Dream over? What can be done about the income gap? http://bit.ly/1bI8R0C

tkmorris

(11,138 posts)
26. It astounds me that you can post this and yet...
Fri Aug 2, 2013, 07:06 AM
Aug 2013

You still defend Obama at every turn. It ASTOUNDS me. I guess somehow you maintain the belief that Obama is a Liberal, or at least furthers their agenda in some way. I can't do it myself, not anymore.

On the other hand, posting this at least reminds me that we are in fact on the same side; we have similar goals. That's a start.

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